Architectural History Collection

Street facade of the house of Dr C. H. Lindeqvist in Loviisa, most likely dating from 1855–1859 (cropped image), G. T. Chiewitz and J. Basilier / Picture Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency. Objektinumero: RHO126001:3

Buildings in Maakalla, 1999 (cropped image), Harri Nyman / Picture Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency. Objektinumero: RHO125016:22022

Noormarkku Works, workshop and sawmill, 2009 (cropped image), Soile Tirilä / Picture Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency. Objektinumero: RHO218033:2

Suomenlinna in the winter, 1999 (cropped image), Soile Tirilä / Picture Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency. Objektinumero: RHOSL20030

Plans for the facade of a theatre in St. Petersburg (cropped image), Carl Ludvig Engel / Åkerfeldt collection / Picture Collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency. Objektinumero: KYP410174

The Architectural History Collection has been divided into two sections: the Architectural History Picture Collection and the rarities in the collection of drawings of cultural environments.

The focus of the Architectural History Picture Collection has been on the inventory and documentation of the built environment and its change. The establishment of the Architectural History Picture Collection ended in connection with the organisational reform of the Finnish Heritage Agency on 1 May 2011.

The rarities in the collection of drawings of cultural environments include old, original construction and dimensional drawings related to the built environment with national significance that have been received as donations or created as a result of the Finnish Heritage Agency’s own activities.